Data Architect
Location: US, , 
Employment type: Contract

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Job description:
Job Title:    Data ArchitectLocation:    NYC, NY Duration:     6+ Months Contract Job Description:    Be part of a team designing business and technology solutions.Regularly launch products and services based on your work and be a creative and integral part of making these a success.Elicit requirements and prioritize them with a wider team.Guide, influence and challenge stakeholders to understand the relative business benefit of their ideas and concepts. ResponsibilitiesWork closely with users, developers, and business analysts on a project team to formulate how logical designs will be reflected in physical databasesUnderstand the data flows associated to various business functionality and develop functional specifications for data acquisition, transformation / load processes, reporting, and run-time operationsProvide a universally consistent data dictionary with data mapping documentationDevelop a data migration strategy with cleanup and reverse-migration solutions built-inProvide a plan for ensuring database integrity, security, compliance, and disaster recoveryAnticipate and plan for cyber-attacksDesign backup / recovery methodologies including downtime windows for maintenance and upgradesBe the subject matter expert on the data associated to the subscription management programme Skills ExperienceAdvanced knowledge of relational database concepts and database architecture and designHands on experience in data modeling relational databasesExperience with various different modeling tools (ERwin/PowerDesigner)Demonstrate strong skills in data profiling, data integration, and data design, data migration strategies and reporting toolsExperience with e-commerce and subscription management is highly desirable.Experience in SOA environment, integrating front-end and back-end applicationsExperience in data warehouse developmentStrong SQL expertiseExperience with cloud technologiesStrong at problem solving and able to design solutions that meet a range of sometimes conflicting requirements.Able to narrow down potential solutions to options and recommendations.Able to use visual techniques, both in diagrams and informally on the whiteboard, that make it easier to understand and reason with difficult problems.Able to build strong personal relationships and trust.Able to facilitate disparate stakeholders and team members and drive consensus in meetings, workshops and one to one interactions.A thorough, appropriate and timely communicator. Able to clearly communicate complex technical subjects to business and technology stakeholders.Knowledgeable in customer and marketing, commercial or editorial technologies such as CRM, product management, billing, advertising and publishing. (Desirable - or have clear aptitude to learn these). 

Requirements:
Required SkillsAt least 10 years of working as a Data Architect. (Required)Worked in the media, publishing or a similar consumer focused industry. (Highly Desirable)Worked through the entire technology delivery lifecycle from inception to release and maintenance. (Highly Desirable)Delivered in agile/iterative environments with experience of methodologies such as SCRUM (preferable), RUP, Lean and DSDM. (Highly Desirable)Worked in large transformational programs and have awareness of methodologies (Desirable) 

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